This presentation covers key points for retirement plans including fiduciary responsibility, what to expect from each phase of an investigation and steps you can take to keep your plan in compliance. Additionally, information on the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program are provided.

This presentation provides a detailed explanation about how the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA apply to group health plans, and to help fiduciaries avoid problems in managing their plan(s). Additionally, the presentation discusses some of the basic responsibilities in setting up and operating a plan and some of the possible pitfalls.

By starting a retirement plan, you will help your employees save for the future. Retirement plans may also help attract and retain qualified employees, and they offer tax savings to your business. You will help secure your own retirement as well.

The Choosing A Retirement Solution for Your Small Business webinar will provide valuable information for any small business owner who is looking to establish a retirement plan and will discuss the different types of plans available from IRA-based plans, defined contribution plans, as well as defined benefit plans.

​Illinois workNet and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will be providing this webinar to anyone who would like to attend. This webinar will not be recorded, so click the link below to register so you can get this helpful information and ask any questions you have.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration wants to help you better understand how work and life changes can affect your health coverage. Changes in your life – such as losing your job or starting a new one, getting married, or having a baby – can impact the health coverage you and your family receive from your employer’s health plan.

This presentation will help you understand what rights you and your family have under federal health benefit laws so that you can make timely and informed decisions when you need to. The laws covered in this workshop include COBRA, HIPAA, ERISA, and the Affordable Care Act.

If you are an adult education provider, you should check out our Employment 101 resources to use in your classroom! The Illinois workNet team just posted a new article on how to incorporate it into your curriculum.

The new article provides a good starting point for approaching these resources and provides some ways you can incorporate the materials into your curriculum. If you’re not an adult education provider, feel free to still check out the Employment 101 resources and to share with anyone you think may find it helpful.

As you read and build your curriculum, be sure to check out these related resources:

​The Illinois workNet team has been working on an update for your My Dashboard. The updates include an updated look and feel, updates on information displayed, and an easy way to access all of your personalization tools.

You can use the My Dashboard tools to:

save and access bookmarks,

access assessments,

access assessment results,

start your resume,

update your account, and much more.

Join us for a short webinar on Tuesday, February 13th to see a live demo of these updates and to ask questions you have!

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